Wittgenstein - The Senses of Use

"A holistic introduction to Wittgenstein's philosophy that approaches him as a philosopher of ordinary life. One of philosopher Ludwig Wittgenstein's most consequential claims was that the meaning of the word, its sense, is its use in language. This deceptively simple claim, the foundation of what became known as ordinary language philosophy, has animated thinkers across disciplinary bounds from metaphysics to ethics and more. In The Senses of Use, Sandra Laugier embarks on a fresh journey through Wittgenstein's corpus that emphasizes the place of ordinary life and language in its thought. Through his Tractatus Logico-Philosophicus, Philosophical Investigations, and rich posthumously published works, Laugier offers a compelling new look at Wittgenstein as a philosopher of mind"--

About the author

Sandra Laugier is professor of philosophy at University of Paris I Panthéon Sorbonne and a senior fellow of the Institut Universitaire de France. She is the author or editor of many books in French and several articles and chapters in English.

Product details

• Authors: Sandra Laugier, Laugier Sandra, Sandra Laugier
• Assisted by: Daniela Ginsburg (Translation), Ginsburg Daniela (Translation)
• Publisher: University Of Chicago Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 10.10.2025
• EAN: 9780226824574
• ISBN: 978-0-226-82457-4
• No. of pages: 240
• Series: The France Chicago Collection
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Miscellaneous; Philosophy of Language, History of Ideas, PHILOSOPHY / History & Surveys / Modern, PHILOSOPHY / Epistemology, PHILOSOPHY / Language, Philosophy, Western philosophy from c 1800, Philosophy: epistemology & theory of knowledge, Philosophy: epistemology and theory of knowledge